The holiday shopping season is under way, and Richland County officials are working to make sure the community knows how to stay safe.

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Three of the four candidates trying to defeat Lindsey Graham for his U.S. Senate seat next year gathered in the same place to talk to Republican stalwarts. The First Tuesday Republican Club in…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Energy provider SCE&G agrees with a state agency that its complicated bill-adjusting program should end. The Electric Weather Normalization Adjustment was designed in 2010 to protect customers against spikes in their bills during extreme…

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A 40-year-old man is charged with murder after a toddler was killed in a yard in Hartsville and the girl's mother is accused of lying to police.

The polls are closed, and voters have come to a decision about how the City of Columbia should be run.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Domestic violence and slow drivers are among the topics of bills pre-filed in the House for the legislative session that resumes in January. House members filed more than 50 bills by noon Tuesday. That…

Voters in the City of Columbia decide they do not want to change the current form of Government.

The Richland County Sheriff's Department caught an escaped prisoner Wednesday.

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — An Army unit connected with the South Carolina-based U.S. Army Central is getting a new commander. The 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment on Wednesday bids farewell to Col. Benjamin M. Matthews and welcomes Col.…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An exhibit of photos taken by University of South Carolina students during a working visit to Africa is opening in Columbia. The photos from the spring trip to Malawi went on display Tuesday at 701 Whaley…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's highest court says it is OK for a judge who considers an inmate's post-conviction relief appeal to then preside over a new trial. The state Supreme Court Wednesday overturned a ruling by the Court…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state board has approved paying $286,000 toward the salary of Clemson University's incoming president. Clemson announced last month that Jim Clements will take the job in January. The board agreed to match Clements' salary of…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Voters in South Carolina's capital city have rejected the idea of switching to a strong mayor form of government. The referendum failed Tuesday, with 57 percent of voters saying "no" to giving Columbia's mayor more authority,…

Columbia, SC (Hampton Co. Coroner)-A Barnwell man is dead after fishing near South Carolina's coast. The coroner says 68-year-old Terry Lott took a trip to Hampton county on his boat.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Medicaid director says his agency is on track to spend about $250 million less this fiscal year than allotted in the state budget. Director Tony Keck told a Senate panel on Wednesday the Department…

Wednesday afternoon, the judge in the Ted Vick trial stopped jury selection after learning of a conversation in the jury room.